''Apart from this present compilation, then, there appear to be no collections of verse - letters written by men in the personas of women since Ovid's Heroides. I found this quite surprising, because to my accomplished literary taste, such a verse - letter has a number of quite useful qualities, all of which I've drawn upon for the letters and diary - entries and reports that I've retrospectively placed in the hands of some exceptional Australian women.''<br/> - Timoshenko Aslanides<br/>